*****The good: Ceremonials is probably one of the strongest albums released this year and i'm glad that Florence didn't disappoint after the brilliant Lungs. It's super cohesive with lots of highlights and very little filler tracks. Shake It Out is the weakest link and even that is not below average. Also, one of the reasons why I love this album is because it has huge appeal to both indie fans and pop fans.

The bad: Lungs is an effortlessly brilliant album whereas this is a bit try-hard. As I said, this album does have many highlights, but there isn't a killer track on it ala Dog Days Are Over, Cosmic Love or Girl With One Eye to name a few. Another thing that is missing is the quirkiness. Oh how I miss tracks like Kiss With A Fist. Also I would say that Lungs was a much more experimental album than this one.

My suggestion: Try to avoid comparisons with her first album or you might end up slightly disappointed like I did.

******Absolutely fantastic album, every song was powerful and unique in its own way, It would be an understatement to say that this is one of the best albums of the year; and it deserves the success that it has achieved.

The singles thus far have been perfect, straight from 'What The Water Gave Me' being a promo, to the recently released 'No Light, No Light' they haven't gone wrong in any way.

This album is very relevant and relatable to quite a lot of people, and the way they flow into one another... Florence has clearly made a masterpiece here.

I would advise anyone to buy this, the highlights of the album are "Shake It Out", "What The Water Gave Me", "No Light, No Light", "Lover To Lover", "Seven Devils", "Heartlines", "Spectrum", and "All This And Heaven Too"

Fantastic album, one of the greatest releases of 2011. 6*Last edited: 20.05.2012 14:59

****I find this to be a more consistent effort than Lungs, however the high points do not reach quite as high as Kiss With A Fist, Dog Days Are Over or even You've Got The Love did. Still, this was quite a grower, at first I was disappointed, but subsequently I've grown to enjoy it more and more. In some ways this is better than Lungs, it's certainly more polished and creates a beautiful atmosphere. I look forward to another album.